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Safa Education Society Vazirabad Nanded through Its Secretary Siddi Ateeq Ahmed Siddi Ismail v. the State of Maharashtra and Others

Bombay HC12 Jan 2017WP/77/2017

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The petition challenged inordinate delay in deciding formal applications for shifting a school. The High Court ordered the respondent school department to decide the shift proposal within four weeks within 3 kms. It also directed a return explaining the delay mechanism.

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Direction to decide the proposal for shifting of school within a distance of less than 3 kms. in four weeks. Direction to explain delay mechanism.

Safa Education Society Vazirabad Nanded through Its… — Education and Admissions | Bombay HC (2017)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

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WRIT PETITION NO.77 OF 2017

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Safa Education Society,
Vazirabad, Nanded
through its Secretary
Siddi Ateeq Ahmed s/o.
Siddi Ismail

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..Petitioner

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Vs.

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The State of Maharashtra,
through Secretary,
Department of School Education,
Mantralaya, Mumbai
and ors.

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..Respondents

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Mr.S.R.Choukidar, Advocate for petitioner
Mr.S.R.Yadav, AGP for respondent nos.1 and 2

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CORAM : V.M. KANADE AND
SANGITRAO S. PATIL, JJ.
DATE : JANUARY 12, 2017

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PER COURT :

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Heard.

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2.The petition can be disposed of by

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directing respondent no.1 to decide the proposal
of the petitioner for shifting of school within a
distance of less than 3 kms., within a period of
four weeks from today.

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3.With these directions, the petition

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stands disposed of.

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4.We find that though applications are

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filed seeking approval, which are of formal
nature, no decision is being taken on the
applications for years together and the
applications remain pending.

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5.We would like to know the mechanism
evolved by the Secretary for putting up the
matters for his signature. In appropriate cases,
the respondents should explain to this Court why
delay is caused in disposing of a formal
application.

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6.We hope and trust that in future, all the
applicationsthatarefiled,wouldbe

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expeditiously disposed of and preferably, within a
period of four weeks.

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[SANGITRAO S. PATIL, J.] [V.M. KANADE, J.]

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Safa Education Society Vazirabad Nanded through Its Secretary Siddi Ateeq Ahmed Siddi Ismail v. the State of Maharashtra and Others

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Safa Education Society Vazirabad Nanded through Its Secretary Siddi Ateeq Ahmed Siddi Ismail v. the State of Maharashtra and Others

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